Cigar machine



May 19, 1925;' I

M.l BAYUK OMAR MACHINE7 Filed Oct. 17. 1921 BMM ,avra/mfr Patented May 19, 1925.

VIEYER BAYUK, OF JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA,

CIGAR IVIACHINE.

Application filed October 1'7, 1921. Serial N'o. 508,095.

To f/ZZ 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER BAYUK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jenkintown, county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cigar Machines, of which thc following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

rThis invention relates to an improvement in cigar machines and more particularly to machines adapted to first wrap'the bunch with' a binder and then place a wrapper over the binder.

In machines of this type known to me, the bunches are formed by suitable mechanism transferred to the binder applying mechanism and then transferred to the wrapper applying mechanism. These machines require three operators, namely: a bunch maker, a binder cutter, and a wrapper cutter.

rflic bunch maker merely places the bunch forming material in a suitable position on the feeding mechanism which feeds the material into the bunch forming mechanism andi from which it is transferred to the binder applying mechanism. The binder cutteu places a leaf of tobacco, or portions of leaves, on the binder cutting mechanism on which it is cut to shape and is then transferred to the binder applying mechanism. The formed bunch is then transferred to the wrapper applying mechanism, which' is also supplied with a wrapper previously removed from wrapper cuttingimechanism.

These machines operate very satisfactorily if the bunch forming material is free from hard stems. The bunch fo ming material contains stems which are frequently severed between the ends of the bunch by the knives, which sever the gauged amountf from the fed filler material, and as the severed ends of the stem `are at the peripheral portion of the lbunch they are liable to be forced through bioth vthe binder' and the wrapper.

As the cigar is not suitable for smoking, the tobacco is returned' to the bunch lmate-v rial and again fed through the machine.

The object of my invention is to' provide a machine of this type which can-be` operated by the same number of operators and in' which the loss caused. by bad bunches is eliminated, and thereby notonly'savethe time consumed in mak-ing the defective c1-Y gars, but also prevent the heavv'loss of binders and wrappers which must neces# sarily be scrapped if the cigar is discarded.I I accomplish this by eliminating the filler feeding and selecting mechanism', provide a table for a hand buncher, and provide a bunch conveyor adapted to holda-'plurality of hand formed bunches without enclosing them in molds, and convey them to the bunch rolling and binder applying mechanism in timed relation to 'said mechanism. The precise nature of my iiiveiitioiimf'ill bebest understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which willnow be described, it being premised, however,that changes may be made in the construction'of the apparatus without. departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in thc appended claimsl Fig. l is a longitudinal view through one form of my improved device, shown somewhat diagrammatically. I

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse 'sectional view through'the conveyo-r. y

In these drawings-a` designates the bunch makers table which forms a continuation of the conveyor table. The conveyor table comprises side members Zn and intermediate spaced metallic strips c, whichlare secured' to cross members (l. Mounted in suitable bearings on-the conveyor table are shafts c and' f havingsets of sprocketv wheels g and z, respectively. are sprocket chains, one along each side of the conveyor table, each of whic'h'passes around a set ofsprocket wheels g and 7L, and 7i: are suitably spaced metals strips extending from one Vchain to the other and connected thereto. Connected to each of the metal strips are a plurality of bunchreceiving hooks Z whichy are adapted to bei moved along in the spaces between intermediate tablek strips o. The bases of the hooks yare substantially the-same width as the spacesrbetween' the strips, while the gauge or thickness ofthe bases-of the hooks are substantially the samev gauge lorthickness as the strips c, so that when a formed bunch is inserted ina set ofconveyor hooks,

`the bunch vwill not .only contact with` the hooks, but will also be supported Vby the strips e.

rThe shaft is driven from a shaft m of softhe cigar machine (not shown) so that the chains t' will make a complete cycle for each twelve cycles of the cigar machine, and as there are twelve sets of conveyor hooks on the conveyor chains, a set of hooks will be moved intoV delivery posit-ion for each cycle of the cigar machine.

n designates a guard secured tothe Ybunch makers table a which extends over the end .of the conveyor table at the point at which the conveyor hooks rise .through the table, and is arranged to protectthe bunch maker from being caught by the hooks as they rise through the table, and also to prevent the insertion of a bunch into the hooks until after they have been moved into the positions in which they move parallel with the conveyor table. o is a cigar machine stopping and starting lever located at the side of the bunch makers table and is arranged to permit the bunch maker to stop `the cigar machine if for any reason he cannot make up the bunches as fast as required by the machine and to then start the machine after he has again supplied the conveyor hooks withv a supply of bunches. This will enable transferring lingers carried by arms g, andv which are adapted to be moved in the planes in which the strips o are located. Each transferring finger is provided with a bunch withdrawing end 1 and a bunch ejecting end s. t are bunch retaining fingers which are in staggered relation to the transferring lingers and are carried by a shaft u of the cigar machine. o are cutters for cutting theV bunches to length' and are reciproca-ted by the cigar' machine mechanism-in timed relation to the movement to the bunch transferring and the bunch retaining fingers.

The cigar machine is also provided with scrap removing devices a which are reciprof cated transversely of the conveyor table in timed relation to the cutters o to remo-ve the scrap from the cutters to the belts p.

The operation Ais as follows:

`Then `t-he cigar machine is in operation, the conveyor' belt is driven in timed relation to bring a vsetof conveyor hooks Z tothe point A,for each cycle of the machine.

The bunch maker selects the filler material from a suitable source or sources, manipulates it with his hands to give it the general shape of a bunch, and after shaping inserts i it in a set 0f hooks while the h ooks are moving from A to B.

As the bunch maker manipulates the bunch material with his hands, he can readily detect and remove any substance, such as a stem, which might have a tendency to puncture the binder and wrapper, or position such substancein the bunch so as to avoid the possibility of such puncturing. This manipulation of the filler material not only insures against making punctured cigars, but also permits `the manufacture of cigars by machine without unduly meistening the filler material, which frequently occurs when the filling mate-rial is fed to the automatic bunch making mechanism of the cigar machine. This is due to the fact that the filler material when bunched by yhand need not be moistened to the extent required when'bunching by machine, as the bunchers hands are moistened by selecting the bunch materiahwhich moisture will be transferred to the surface of the bunch during the manipillation by thebunch maker.

The finished bunches are successively transferred to the point C by the conveyor and delivered from said point to the point D by the withdrawing ends r of the transfer fingers. The bunches arel cut to length at the point D by the cutters 'u which are lowered immediately after the bunch has been delivered thereto, and immediately after the cutters v are elevated, the scrap removers are manipulated to remove the scrap cut from the ends of the `bunch to the belts p.

Assuming that-the machine is in operation and that the parts are in the positions shown inFig. '1, the fingers t willbe retained inthe positions shown, while the retracting fingers will be eleva-ted and moved to the left to place the ends r in back of the bunch at C and the lends ys in back of the bunch at D. The retracting members are now lowered and moved to the right to withdraw the bunch from the conveyorV hooks at C, transfer it to the point D under the cutters afterthe bunch under the cutters at D has been ejected by the ends s to the point E, D or into the bunch rolling belt F.

During the movementy ofr a bunch `from C to D, the fingers t will be raised to permit `the uncut bunch to pass thereunder and lowered immediately thereafter to retain the bunch under the cuttersw.

The chains i are preferably made of sufficient length so that there is always at least four sets of conveyor hooks on the upper reaches of the chains z' between the bunch maker1 and retracting fingers. sion of a longer upper reach of chains provides means for the reception of a plurality of bunches between the retracting members and the bunch maker and enables the bunch maker to frequently devote more This provitime in making up troublesome bunches than is required for the making of one cycle of the machine and at the same time supply a bunch to the machine, so long as the time lost in making up troublesome bunches is made up in making subsequent bunches.

This provision for a plurality of bunches between the transfer devices for the cigar machine and the bunch maker permits the continuous operation of the cigar machine without the necessity of the bunch maker inserting a bunch during each cy-cle of the machine, butl permits the bunch maker to frequently spend more time on troublesome material which he can make up on less troublesome finaxterial. IVhen operatiing with normal material, the bunch maker can readily form and place a bunch during each cycle of the machine, but if he should select a bunch of troublesome material he can utilize the time consumed by the machine for making four cycles to make up )the troublesome bunch and if the troublesome bunch is inserted in the first set of empty conveyor hooks before the last of the formed bunches is removed he need not stop the machine, and if the following bunches are of goodL material, he will be enabled to form the bunches more rapidly than required by the machine and in a short time. ill all the sets of conveyor hooks on the conveyor table.

Another advantage of my invention results from the provision of a machine which can be operated as rapidly as the automatic machines, and which is so arranged that the bunch maker can select the ller material for each bunch from different sources to make the specified blend, so that all the cigars will be blended in the desired manner.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. In a cigar making machine, the combination with bunch transferring devices, of a bunch makers table, a conyeyor extending from the table to the transferring devices having a plurality of spaced sets of bunch holding hooks, the hooks of each set being spaced apart to permit the transferring devices to engage the bunches between the hooks to withdraw the bunches from the hooks and feed them forward, and means for moving the conveyor.

2. A conveyor for a cigar machine for conveying cigar bunches having a plurality of endless sprocket chains, transverse strips connected to the chains, a table above the chains having a plurality of slots, a plurality of hooks connected to each transverse strip arranged to be moved along 1n the slots, the hooks on each strip forming holders for bunched cigar llers.

3. A conveyor for a cigar machine having a plurality of shafts, sprocket wheels on said shafts, parallel sprocket chains on the wheels of the two shafts, means for driving one of the shafts, a plurality of spaced strips connected to the two chains, a plurality of spaced conveyor hooks connected to each strip, a conveyor table having spaced slots for the hooks, the parts being so arranged that portions of the table and portions of the hooks act as supports for cigar bunches during a portion of the travel of the chain.

4. A cigar machine having a bunch makers table, bunch transferring devices, a conveyor between the table and transferring devices, means for driving the conveyor and the transferring devices, and a control device for stopping and starting the driving means adjacent to the table.

5. In a fresh work cigar bunch machine, the combination with means for simultaneously advancing a series of separated charges of long filler, of charge trimming means, and means for successively transferring said charges to said charge trimming means.

6. In a fresh work cigar bunch machine, the combination with means for simultaneously advancing a series of separated charges of long filler in a right line, of charge trimming means, and means for successively transferring said charges still in said right line toy said charge trimming means.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atl Philadelphia, Pa., on this th day of October, 1921.

MEYER BAYUK. 

